Cadillac DeVille 1985 to 2005 including:1985-1992 Fleetwood, 1993 Sixty Special, All FWD Forum Discussion, Took the '00 Deville to the shop for HG repair... in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; As I posted elsewhere, I got the 2000 SDV back from the shop. It runs great and drives great, but ...

Oil smoke common after head gasket repair?

As I posted elsewhere, I got the 2000 SDV back from the shop. It runs great and drives great, but when I gun it it smokes. Is that common after head gasket repair? It has also been sitting for over a year and before that was driven by an old man around town. Hope it clears up.

Re: Took the '00 Deville to the shop for HG repair...

Bulged lower fender and rocker panels on these cars comes from improper placement of the hoist lift pads - for total car lift there are 4 hard pads on the body metal. It's shown in the GM/Helm service manuals. There are other threads in CF with just this sort of damage. The shop is fully responsible.

Can anyone show the picture, please?! Can be not Cadillac, any car! But please, show!

I've never seen it on another car, I've owned 3 DTS's and a 2006 impala and CLK 430 and I've never had that problem with any other car only my DTS's all 3 of the had the fenders curve out at some point. I've even seen 06+ DTS with the fenders curved out. It's definitely cadillac!

No, it's a "mechanic" that doesn't understand what a lift point is. Fender pinch welds/flanges are NOT a load bearing part of the car. hire a tow truck with a crane to lift ANY car by the fenders, and see what happens.